curlicue
Example Sentences
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On “Rated OG,” he adds intriguing curlicue accents to a chord progression rendered on vibraphone as a forceful, distorted bass riff chugs along underneath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Get it really cold and then a giant twist, not those little curlicue twists that they do sometimes.
From Salon • May 1, 2025
The wooden figure—with its shaggy white hair, black curlicue mustache, and cherubic pink cheeks—bears little resemblance to Donald Trump’s signature comb over and bronzed skin.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2023
Harbour’s Santa was visually modeled on an old-school Coca-Cola advertising fantasy, with a curlicue beard and rosy cheeks.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022
There is an envelope with my name, Hank Hooperman, in my mom’s curlicue handwriting with hearts above the o’s.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
